Prof. Ron Cordova is Doctor et Professor Honoris Causa of Faculty of Law since 9 November 2023.
"Ron Cordova first arrived at the Faculty of Law in Pécs in the spring of 2010 as a guest lecturer after lecturing at every other law faculty in the country. It was then that he decided to return to Pécs every semester from that time on. He justified his decision with two reasons:
this city is the most beautiful city he has visited in Hungary, and the students are the most talented here.
Since then, he has really come every semester and teaches classes with 100% attendance, his students rate him highly. He was active in the review of U.S. criminal law in California from 1976–78, and has since worked as an attorney in Orange County, with numerous publications on U.S. criminal practice. He speaks German, Spanish, Italian, Swedish and a little Hungarian excellently, because his mother was forced to emigrate to America from Cluj-Napoca in 1940" – István László Gál, professor at the Faculty of Law described professor Ron Cordova's professional work and public activities.
"I am very grateful for this recognition!" – said professor Ron Cordova in his speech and continued: "my Hungarian mentor, István László Gál, let me know 30 minutes ago that I needed to give a speech – thank you for the challenge. Indeed, since 2010 I have come to teach courses at the Faculty of Law in Pécs twice a year, with the exception of the pandemic that swept the world. I hope I can continue this practice so that I can come to Pécs, this beautiful city, to learn and teach, and to share my experiences. I confess that for my part
I almost feel part of the teaching community here, which is why this is an important moment in my life. To see my students develop, and even to witness that some of them have become faculty members and researchers in the meantime - words cannot express it - as well as honorary doctorate recognition,"
- accentuated Ron Cordova.
